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“Close!”

As the sword net and the wall of sword energy formed, Chen Sheng suddenly shouted, then clenched his palm towards the sword net in the air.

In an instant, the sword net that originally covered an area of several thousand feet rapidly contracted, and the wall of sword energy began to push inward bit by bit.

Some trapped beasts tried to escape through the wall of sword energy, but without exception, they were shredded into pieces by the thick wall of sword energy.

“You all, quickly enter the formation!”

Chen Sheng urged the demonic cultivators below.

Without a word, eight demonic cultivators flew towards the center of the formation like a gust of wind, all of them using their true demonic forms, their powerful auras causing a continuous rumble around them.

Seeing this, Chen Sheng nodded in satisfaction.

This siege was the first task his master had given him after returning to the Nine Mansions. If he couldn’t even handle this small matter, he feared there would be no place for him in the Nine Mansions in the future.

He then focused all his attention on controlling the sword formation.

As he had just said, although the Trapping Immortal Sword Formation was powerful, it required undivided attention and could not be interrupted midway. It had to be controlled with extreme care, otherwise, if the sword energy went out of control, it would destroy the formation and kill everyone.

If it weren’t for these drawbacks, he would have used it long ago.

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Now, back to Xu Taiping.

“They’re trying to trap you in the formation and catch you like a turtle in a jar?”

Fairy Lingyue looked up at the sword net that had stopped contracting, then felt the powerful auras coming from all directions. She suddenly turned to Xu Taiping and smiled.

“Fairy Lingyue, I’m not a turtle.”

Xu Taiping corrected her with a complicated expression.

Fairy Lingyue chuckled and glanced at the green Jade Bone Grass in Xu Taiping’s hand, “That’s right, we are the ones catching the turtle.”

Just moments ago, they had finally found this green Jade Bone Grass.

“Do you feel like you’re commanding an army now?”

She asked Xu Taiping curiously.

“Indeed.”

Xu Taiping nodded.

After infusing his spiritual power into the Jade Bone Grass, he inexplicably felt the presence of the surrounding Jade Bone Grass become lively, as if they were beings with their own consciousness and emotions.

At the same time, he felt as if he had countless pairs of eyes, able to see any corner of this layer whenever he wanted.

Moreover, he could control the Jade Bone Grass, making them move and change positions at will, even causing new Jade Bone Grass to grow from the ground.

For example, right now.

A wolf-headed demonic cultivator was only a few feet away from Xu Taiping, about to discover him.

But under Xu Taiping’s control, the Jade Bone Grass beside the wolf-headed demonic cultivator silently altered his path, causing him to walk in the opposite direction from Xu Taiping.

Under Xu Taiping’s control.

The clusters of Jade Bone Grass acted like invisible hands, quietly helping Xu Taiping separate the eight demonic cultivators.

By the time they realized it, they were already deep in the grass, unable to see each other.

Some demonic cultivators tried to fly through the air.

But as soon as they jumped, they were entangled by the Jade Bone Grass and fell to the ground.

Some tried to cut the Jade Bone Grass with swords.

But the seemingly fragile Jade Bone Grass was actually very tough, often requiring several cuts to sever.

The key was, even if they cut it, it would immediately grow back.

For a moment, a sense of despair and fear began to spread in the hearts of the eight demonic cultivators.

“What’s going on? Where is everyone?”

“Why can’t I see anyone?”

“Where did you all go?”

Some of the eight demonic cultivators started shouting, but their voices, except for Xu Taiping, were heard by no one.

From above, it still looked like a white sea of Jade Bone Grass, swaying like waves in the wind.

“No wonder you said this place is a prison for demonic cultivators, Fairy Lingyue.”

After completely separating the eight demonic cultivators, Xu Taiping looked at Fairy Lingyue with admiration.

“This is a mechanism personally designed by the Yan Emperor. It can trap even a demon god, let alone some insignificant demonic soldiers.”

Having seen this mechanism more than once, Fairy Lingyue remained calm.

As they spoke, the weakest of the eight demonic cultivators was pushed by the Jade Bone Grass to Xu Taiping.

“I finally found you!”

Seeing Xu Taiping, the demonic cultivator with gray-brown skin and a pair of ram horns shouted in joy, but realizing he was alone in front of Xu Taiping, his expression turned to terror.

“It seems you’re trapped here like us. Well, I’ll take your head, and my master will surely come to rescue us.”

Despite his initial panic, the demonic cultivator quickly gathered all his demonic energy and punched towards Xu Taiping.

“Bang!”

Before his fist could get close, Xu Taiping blocked it with his forearm and then punched him hard in the abdomen.

Although it was just an ordinary punch, it shattered the demonic cultivator’s internal organs due to the Thousandfold Force.

Even if he could heal, it would take a long time.

Without a word, Xu Taiping took the storage ring and other treasures from him, stuffed a True Fire Talisman into his mouth, and then called out:

“Next.”

As soon as he spoke, the Jade Bone Grass dragged the demonic cultivator into the grass, disappearing from sight.

At the same time, another demonic cultivator was brought before Xu Taiping.

The same scene repeated.

“Boom!”

After a cup of tea’s time, the last demonic cultivator, the wolf-headed one, fell under Xu Taiping’s blade, and the eight demonic cultivators were quietly dealt with.

Chen Sheng, who was controlling the sword formation, was completely unaware.

“Fool!”

As Xu Taiping pondered whether to use the Jade Bone Grass to pull Chen Sheng in and test his blade, a voice like thunder exploded in the sky.

Then, a terrifying pressure, like a mountain, pressed down on Xu Taiping, making him dizzy.

Xu Taiping’s heart trembled.

Such terrifying pressure, he had never felt even from the Qingxuan Sect’s leader.

“It’s a demon lord.”

Fairy Lingyue’s voice echoed in Xu Taiping’s mind.

“But the demon lord I encountered in the Ruins of the Cloud Dream Marsh didn’t have such terrifying pressure.”

Xu Taiping looked up at the sky through the Jade Bone Grass.

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